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Discover the Flora, Fauna, and Beaches of the Island

What Porquerolles?

This classified site is part of the gold islands, like Port-Cros and Ile du Levant. The island of Porquerolles is the largest, most visited and most cultivated of the three. It is extremely popular for its green and fragrant vegetation, forest trails, and of course, its amazing beaches, where the sea is turquoise and the diving amazing. The Golden Isles are towards Hyères, near the peninsula of Giens.

THE ORIGINS OF THE ISLAND

Discover the origins of this Treasure Island, from which its name, the peoples who inhabited the remains on the island, which helped trace the history of Porquerolles.

A NATIONAL PARK

Like Porquerolles Port-Cros is a national park status. This protected island offers absolutely stunning landscapes and panoramas. It is thanks to this status that the island has kept its beauty and authenticity.

Among the seamen of the French Riviera, we have been the specialists in ferrying passengers to Porquerolles for generations. More than just a transport company, we are passionate about this beautiful archipelago. We also offer several embarkation points to get to Porquerolles:

Reservations strongly recommended

The authorities reserve the right to modify or cancel all or part of the ferries scheduled, without warning, in case of adverse meteorological conditions or for technical reasons.

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The origins of the island

Porquerolles hides many secrets, and some of its origins are still vague, as the origin of its name.Many civilizations have animated the island for centuries, and it is not about to stop.

A historic island

First, a small dot on the spelling of this island. Many of you write "Porquerolles", however it is written Porquerolles. Several hypotheses are possible as to the origin of the name of the island.

The first comes from the Latin Portus (harbor) and olla (pottery, Oulo in Provençal). Which put end to end is Port-des-Oules. This hypothesis is indeed justified, since been found amphorae factory remains on the island.

Another of these assumptions is as follows, Port Quairolles or Quiérolles that comes from the Celtic, meaning Quair rock. His name would be Port des Rochers.

On the island, we find the remains of a Greek village of sinners, but also a factory of Roman amphora showing that the island is inhabited since ancient times.

Porquerolles Island is an incredibly rich history that has seen many civilizations evolve.

A national park

With its national park status, the island of Porquerolles is protected,and we can observe a fish and wildlife and an extraordinary flora.Despite the number of visitors, it has retained its natural charm and its wild side.

A protected island

The island of Porquerolles is since 2012, joined the National Park of Port-Cros. This island 7km long and 3km wide, is the largest and most cultured golden Island.

The island has suffered many occupations over the centuries. First, the Celts and the Ligurians and the Phoenicians. Today you can still see this rich past through the various monuments on the island, such as the Fort Sainte Agathe or the Church of St. Anne.

The national park is home to a truly impressive biodiversity. The whole island of vegetation allows it to release a scent that every year brings in visitors.

To protect this biodiversity, you will find the National Mediterranean botanical conservatory on the island, through which one can identify and check the status of each species, and avoid extinctions.

The island

Porquerolles and the Hyeres Islands in general, has a typical Mediterranean climate with over 300 sunny days a year.It is thanks to the sun that the island can produce good wine, that animals live happy and fauna flourished and rich.

The map of the island

The pier Porquerolles is in the orange zone and the eastern West Island are quite mountainous, and most beaches are to the north. To the west of the island is the peninsula of Lobster, where you can find Le Mas du Langoustier, a renowned gourmet restaurant. A very small part of the island is inhabited by man, everything is wild. On the island, there are many strong indeed the Porquerolles had a strategic place, and several strong defenses were built on the island.